Karstification in the Cuddapah sedimentary basin, Southern India: Implications for groundwater resources;Zakrasevanje v sedimentacijskem bazenu Cuddapah, južna Indija: Posledice za zaloge podzemne vode

Acta Carsologica

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 457-472

  Dar, Farooq Ahmad ^a   Perrin, Jerome ^b   Riotte, Jean ^c   Gebauer, Herbert Daniel ^d   Narayana, Allu Chinna ^e   Ahmed, Shakeel ^a  

^a NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b Indo French Centre for Groundwater Research (IFCGR)   (India)

^c Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology   (India)

^d German Karst and Cave Research Association   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HYDERABAD   (India)

Author keywords

Cave; Groundwater resource; India; Karst; Karst aquifer; Semi arid

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER; CARBONATE ROCK; DOLOMITE; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; IRRIGATION; KARST HYDROLOGY; KARSTIFICATION; LIMESTONE; PROTEROZOIC; RECHARGE; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; SEMIARID REGION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

ANDHRA PRADESH; CUDDAPAH BASIN; INDIA;

EID: 84856805829     PISSN: 05836050     EISSN: 15802612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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